Virginia Business seeks an assistant editor

Virginia Business is looking for an assistant editor to help bring the monthly magazine and its website to the next level. The assistant editor will be an integral part of the magazine’s four-member editorial team, helping create and edit content for the magazine, its website and supplemental publications. The assistant editor also will assist with growing the magazine’s digital audience and revenue.

General job duties:

Edit and create content for Virginia Business and its supplemental publications

Fact checking

Writing brief, daily online stories

Assisting with digital marketing

Promoting content through social media

Conducting research for magazine projects

Helping compile special projects

The ideal candidate:

Has one year experience in professional journalism, or professional internships

Is proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Microsoft Excel

Has some experience working on the backend of websites, including basic HTML

Knows AP Style

Is extremely detail-oriented

Is familiar with existing social media platforms

Is a creative and detail-oriented writer who can craft a solid business story

Has an interest in business

Adheres to deadlines

Works well both independently and in a group

Has an interest in digital publishing and developing strategies to improve digital publications

Has earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism, or related field

To apply:

Email cover letter, resume, and three published writing samples to both:

Chris Roush is the Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

This website is operated by Chris Roush, who teaches “Writing and Reporting,” “Business Reporting,” “Economics Reporting,” and “Business and the Media” at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.